Finished Danny's sleeve up a while back, but I finally got him back into the shop for some healed photos of the mermaid/turtle sleeve. I have to say I'm rather proud of this piece and proud of Danny on how quick we finished this sleeve. It's dedicated client's like him that make my job not seem like a job. Thank you Danny, on to the next one!
Had fun with this piece. Dedicated to her father (a retired sailor). What better way to honor your dad than with an old fashioned Sailor Jerry influenced tattoo.
So a good friend of mine has been talking to me about this idea that he's had for some time of a fish ruler. He own's probably one of the best sushi restaurants I have ever had the pleasure of eating in. Thus, the idea! The tattoo is of a king Salmon (which we have up here on the North Coast) but it's spine also doubles as a ruler. The fish as a whole is 8" the spine is 4" and the tail is 5 cm. Broken down into separate increments for measuring sushi and other things. I also added a 'J' hook above the fish so he had a marker marking at 1'. I really enjoy different idea's like this one and hope to tattoo more down the road.
Traditional Sailor Jerry Design. The "Aloha Monkey" is said that one day Jerry came into the shop and his pet monkey had been acting funny. What Jerry later discovered is the monkey had drank all of his black ink. Jerry then proceeded to beat the pet and when a random sailor walked in to get a tattoo, the monkey ran to the sailor and perched on his shoulder. The sailor not knowing what was going on asked Jerry what was up and right then the monkey threw up all over the sailor and Jerry told the young man to just take "that damn thing and get it the fuck out of here" Hence, the "aloha" monkey. Or so I'm told.
A fun little walk-in from the other day.
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